Wisconsin § 782.12 - Service of writ, when complete.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 782.12 — Service of writ, when complete., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 782.12. Service of writ, when complete.
Except where service is made under s. 782.10 (3) , the service of a writ of habeas corpus is not complete until the party serving the writ tenders to the custodian of the prisoner, if an officer, the fees allowed for bringing up the prisoner, nor unless, when required by the officer, the party shall also give the officer a bond in double the sum for which the prisoner is detained, if detained for a specific sum of money, and if not, then in the sum of $1,000, conditioned that the obligor will pay the charges of carrying back the prisoner if remanded and that the prisoner will not escape, either going to or returning from the place to which taken, and if the prisoner is not in the custody of an officer, and the writ requires that the charges of bringing up the prisoner shall be paid by the petitioner, then until the charges have been tendered to the respondent. 782.12 History History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 59 , 92 (11) ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.12.
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Section 782.12 ("Service of writ, when complete.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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